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16:40 Aintree

Thursday 4 April 2019

All13:4514:2014:5015:2516:0516:4017:15

Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 4m 6.2s

1^st

Moon Over Germany

810-7

11/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Prominent, led before 4th, jumped right 7th and 8th, clear between last 2, stayed on well, ridden out op 7/1

2^nd

Lady Buttons

911-6

5/1f

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Chased leaders, went 2nd going ok from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression on winner before last, kept on op 11/2

3^rd

1 ¾

Champagne At Tara

1010-12

14/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (3)

Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd before last, stayed on to close on 2nd flat, no impression on winner tchd 11/1

4^th

Adrrastos

710-4

12/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Aidan Coleman

Left in lead 1st, headed before 4th, chased winner, every chance 4 out, 3rd and beaten 2 out, 4th and weakening last

5^th

2 ¾

Brelan D'As

810-9

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: B J Geraghty

Held up in rear, hampered 1st, some headway 6th, outpaced after 4 out, tried to close after 2 out, no impression and well held 5th when jumped badly right last tchd 11/2

6^th

1 ½

Molineaux

810-4

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 4th, still in touch 7th, weakened after 8th, plugged on before last, no chance op 16/1

7^th

3 ½

Theflyingportrait

1010-13

40/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

8^th

Whatswrongwithyou

811-1

7/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Jumped right, took keen hold, held up in touch on inside, struggling 3 out, well beaten from next op 10/1

9^th

Eamon An Cnoic

810-10

6/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Jumped right in mid-division, closed 5th, lost place 3 out, weakened before next op 4/1

10^th

Movie Legend

910-4

18/1

T: L WadhamJ: L P Aspell

Not always fluent towards rear, hampered 1st, last and struggling 8th op 16/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Demi Sang

610-9

40/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Held up in rear, well beaten when not fluent 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

Cracking Find

810-8

16/1

T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook

Led, fell 1st

R'evelyn Pleasure

710-2

9/1

T: S O O'BrienJ: D Meyler

Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, well beaten from 4 out, blundered 3 out, puled up before next op 10/1 tchd 12/1

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Forest Bihan²⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: B Ellison J: B S Hughes

Theinval⁸⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: N J Henderson J: J McGrath

Mcgroarty¹⁴⁵

Weight: 10-8| Age: 8

T: Dr R D P Newland J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Azzuri³³

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Diego Du Charmil⁷⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.70Pl:£2.40, £1.80, £3.60EX:£41.90Trifecta:£663.30Tricast:£371.23SF:£34.58Swingers:£7.90, £9.40, £12.60

Forecasts

Lady Buttons (5/1), Moon Over Germany (11/2), Brelan D'As (6/1), Eamon An Cnoic (6/1), Whatswrongwithyou (7/1), Azzuri (7/1), R'evelyn Pleasure (9/1), Theinval (10/1), Adrrastos (12/1), Molineaux (12/1), Forest Bihan (12/1), Diego Du Charmil (12/1), Champagne At Tara (14/1), Cracking Find (16/1), Movie Legend (18/1), Mcgroarty (20/1), Theflyingportrait (40/1), Demi Sang (40/1)

A typically tough contest with a maximum field going to post in a race that novices have done well in with the best of those looking to be Grand Annual third Brelan D’As. The Grand Annual has often proved a good guide to this and that brings Forest Bihan into this he’s always looked one who will appreciate a flatter track that he will get here. Weight has proved tough to carry in this but Lady Buttons who should be suited by this test may be able to overcome her big weight with the runner-up for the last two year’s Theinval also in contention. A return to 2m will suit EAMON AN CNOIC after his excellent Festival run with Moon Over Germany and Adrrastos two to note at bigger prices.